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Latest Comments by Mountain Man
KDE Plasma drops LTS releases but will do extra bug fix releases, along with a new Steam-like hardware survey
2 May 2025 at 6:55 pm UTC

I've dabbled with other desktop environments over the years, but I always come back to KDE. For me, it is the easiest to use while still having plenty of "power user" options that only us Linux nerds care about.

The UPERFECT UColor O2 is a brilliant portable monitor
2 May 2025 at 6:51 pm UTC

I'm not seeing the value here. Even on sale, that's more than I paid for my Asus 27-inch QHD monitor. I know OLED has some small advantages over QHD, but it's not enough to justify the price difference.

Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store
2 May 2025 at 6:42 pm UTC Likes: 6

@eggroll

More competition can be a good thing as long as it's the right kind of competition. GoG is good competition for Steam because it has some unique advantages, namely the lack of DRM and the ability to download and archive full games. Epic, on the other hand, offers few if any advantages over Steam or GoG and has the big disadvantage that they are, in fact, anti-competitive and try to lock publishers into their ecosystem with exclusivity deals. So within that context, I want to see GoG succeed and Epic fail.

Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store
2 May 2025 at 3:20 pm UTC Likes: 3

Now if only the Epic game store was good for something other than free games.

The XCOM Complete Humble Bundle is an awesome deal
29 Apr 2025 at 12:52 pm UTC Likes: 3

Dang it, I don't need more games!

(Proceeds to buy the XCOM bundle.)

Frostrail from the devs of Barotrauma 'eager' to support Linux with a 'tentative yes'
24 Apr 2025 at 10:53 pm UTC

A tentative yes is effectively a no. It reveals a lack of commitment.

Stress-testing and hardware monitoring tool OCCT has officially released for Linux
17 Apr 2025 at 11:30 pm UTC Likes: 4

Looks like a well designed and comprehensive piece of software, although I'm always afraid to stress test my system because I'm afraid of breaking something!

A public alpha of the 'semi-immutable' Manjaro Summit Linux is now available
15 Apr 2025 at 8:38 pm UTC Likes: 3

@dpanter
"Surely Manjaro wouldn't blame its users for the endless issues with this cursed nonsense distro..."

Say what? I've been using Manjaro for a few years and have had zero issues with it. It's fast, rock solid stable, and every single software update just works. And judging by the survey the developers run for every update, where the overwhelming majority of users vote "No issues; everything went smoothly", my experience is typical.

Civilization VII version 1.2 will let you play forever, adds "Teams Multiplayer" and more major changes
10 Apr 2025 at 4:41 pm UTC Likes: 1

Does the game still force you to pick a new nation for each and every new era?
Yes. Age transitions are a core feature around which the entire game is designed and balanced. Basically, all of your progress carries over from one age to the next, so you never lose any progress, and you pick a new nation with bonuses that complement your overall strategy. It's actually my favorite feature in Civ VII.

Proton Hotfix updated to fix Monster Hunter Wilds on Linux / Steam Deck
9 Apr 2025 at 5:20 pm UTC

Nice to hear there is an official solution. The unofficial fix was to download the previous version of the two .dll files directly from Microsoft and drop them into the Monster Hunter Wilds directory.